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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a clause | a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate. 2. |
| list 2 types of clauses | independent clause and dependent clause |
| what is an independent clause | An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has both a subject and a verb and forms a complete thought. Independent clauses make clear communication possible, whether we're writing or speaking. |
| what is an dependent clause | A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. It does not express a complete thought so it is not a sentence and can't stand alone. These clauses include adverb clauses, adjective clauses and noun clauses. |
| list 3common subordnaters | after although as |
| example of an independce clause | I enjoy sitting by the fireplace and reading. |
| example of dependint clause | while I was asleep the cat knocked over the plant |
| what is a phrase | a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause. |
| list 2 types of phrases | prepositional phrase and presant pricable phrase |
| give 3 examples of a prepositional phrase | 1. In the kitchen, you will find my mom. (kitchen relates to mom's location-in) 2. Bring me the box on the table. (table relates to box-box is on the table) 3. My shoes are under the chair. (chair relates to the shoes' location-shoes are under) |
| give 3 exaples of presant pricable phrase | The bewildered tourist was lost. The senile old man was confused. The lost puppy was a wet and stinky dog. |
| define simple sentence | a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate. |
| example of a simple sentence with phrase | |
| example of a simple sectice with compound predicates | |
| define compound senence | |
| example of compound sentence | |
| list FANBOYS | |
| define complex sentence | |
| what is a nother name for dependent clause | |
| example of complex sentence dependint clause first | |
| example of complex secntice independint clause first | |
| what is a fragment secntence | |
| example of fragment sentence missing predicate | |
| example of fragment senctece missing subject | |
| what is a run on sentence | |
| example of run on sentence | |
| list 3ways to fix a run on senctence | |
| extra ( not an questen ) |
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